2 March 2023
Jane Barnaby
By email:
[FYI request #21720 email]
Dear Jane
Official Information Act request 23.06 Committee Minutes re Academic Misconduct
I refer to the Official Information Act (the Act) request dated 4 February 2023 for information relating to
Committee Minutes re Academic Misconduct. You have requested the fol owing:
•
For the fol owing committees, could you please provide the contents of meeting minutes for 2022 as
they pertain to academic misconduct.
o
Academic Administration
o
Learning and Teaching
There was not a direct reference to academic misconduct in either of the Committee’s minutes. Please see
attached relevant excerpts from one meeting of each Committee and one joint meeting of both these
Committees regarding academic integrity. Academic misconduct is defined in relation to academic integrity,
please see the definitions of both terms
here.
Staff member’s names have been redacted under s 9(2)(a) of the Act, to protect the privacy of natural persons.
Where any grounds under s 9(2) of the Act have been relied upon, it must be balanced against the public
interest as per s 9(1) of the Act. Those who are in the Senior Leadership team have a public facing element of
their roles and represent the University in the wider community. Those below this level do not have the same
public facing element of their roles and therefore their names are withheld. The public interest is met by
providing the surrounding correspondence, which provides the information whilst stil protecting the
individual’s privacy.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about
how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Claire O'Connell
Information Compliance Officer
Attachment:
OIA 23.06 Minutes Excerpts